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Hammers And Nails108 (25)

Produce over 1000 items

Achievement Guide for Hammers And Nails

Achievement won on 20 Mar 15TA Score for this game: 4,307
Posted on 28 March 15 at 16:23, Edited on 28 March 15 at 16:32

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This achievement is really not hard, just a little time-consuming! I recommend combining it with 6 other achievements to be most efficient and not have to play too many strategy games.

I think this achievement only counts for strategy mode, but I'm not completely sure as there is no in-game counter anywhere.There are several cheap items to produce, such as fuel cells(the cheap version), ammo boxes, and a few others. If you want to get this achievement by itself, just load up a simple strategy game, go into permanent time warp by running your carrier out of fuel, then set your production to all the cheap items, at least 1000 of them. You CANNOT build more than 100 of one item though!

Otherwise, just combine 7 achievements like I've detailed below to be most efficient.

Make sure when the game starts that the enemy has at least 5 islands!Do NOT load a saved game until you have captured the first 5 enemy(red) islands! (you can save your game)Now, you can simply head straight for the enemy's stockpile, although I recommend you build a few manta's, fuel cells, and your favorite Manta gear. My favorite manta gear was shields(not needed on weak), ammo box, gatling/laser, rockets/missiles, and for this difficulty if you're using shields, NO armor. If you are using ammo box, then use at least MK1 armor.

Once you have your gear built, head to the enemy stockpile island which you should be able to find easily by highlighting each enemy island from the map view, pressing , and checking the island details.

Taking over the island will be really easy, but DO NOT destroy the command center, and DO NOT reload a save point! Just use your Manta's to decimate the few defenses, then send in a Walrus, or even use a Manta with hook to carry the Walrus in.Capture the island and you will get:

for capturing your first island without having to load a save file.Now use the same game, capture 4 more islands WITHOUT loading a save file, and you will have gotten your 5 Hardcore Island Capture achievements!

Now you can relax about the saves. Build 2-3 torpedoes, and hunt down the enemy carrier who is probably busy attacking your islands. When you find him, try to catch the carrier when it is parked looking at one of your islands. If you can catch it parked, then you can sneak up with a Manta and get a 'cheap shot' on it. Otherwise, having to chase the carrier gets annoying fast as it seems to be able to sail faster no matter what! I personally loaded up two Manta's with torpedoes, got close to the enemy carrier without being detected while it was parked, then launched both torpedoes about the same time by switching Manta's rapidly. Both torpedoes hit before the carrier could react and the carrier joined the fishies!Select continue when the game asks, and now on to the other achievements!Start by capturing all the islands in the dead zone, and while you're capturing them all, start switching all of your islands to production/research. The best combination once all islands are captured will be about 15 production, and all the other islands on research(mining). Once you've captured the last island, which for me was a neutral island, you will get:

Follow this up by queuing up 100(You cannot stockpile more than 100 of any item) Torpedoes or any other really expensive items, put your carrier into infinite time-warp by running out of fuel, and keep building expensive things until: